Advising & Guidance

Attending a Legacy Advising Session or a regional event are great ways to get advice for the college search and selective admissions application process!

Even if you are unable to visit us on campus or attend a regional event, you can still seek our advice for navigating the process, and here is an overview of our online resources:

General Advice for All
This overview of the advice we give on campus is now available to you without being on campus! You can also listen to a podcast of a regional event to hear our advice in action.

Opinion Forum
Learn more about our applicant advice here. The Forum is a great tool if you aren't able to attend a Legacy Advising Session since we tackle similar topics. Also, the Forum houses many clips from news sources.

Frequently Asked Questions
These pages are great to review if you have general questions about the ACA, the application process to Penn, or academic and extracurricular activities.

Early and Regular Decision
Legacies receive maximum consideration under the Early Decision Plan. Penn is very proud of continuing traditions, and for that reason Penn gives increased consideration to legacy students.

Recommended Reading
Don't forget to review our recommended reading page that includes additional web resources such as Brown's independent counseling website, which provides information on selective admissions.

Archived eNewsletters:

If you have a question that we don't answer here, please contact us.